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Celebrate Oregon Agriculture brings you tips for enjoying Oregon agriculture with your family. Over 37,000 family farms in Oregon grow over 220 amazing products. We’re lucky to live in Oregon, where world-class soils and our mild climate grow the world’s greatest food.

Join the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School Specialist, Michelle Markesteyn Ratcliffe, on monthly segments featuring fresh ideas on getting your family involved in growing, cooking, and eating local foods.

Michelle offers fun and easy tips for busy families on where to find and enjoy Oregon food and agricultural products. Michelle’s background includes a PhD in Agriculture, Food and the Environment from Tufts University. She lives in the Willamette Valley on a 4-acre farm with her husband and 2 young boys.

Oregon Berries

by Danny Davoodi,posted Feb 21 2013 10:44AM

Celebrate Oregon agriculture, get out and do some berry picking. For more information, including how to find a u-pick farm near you, visit our Celebrate Oregon webpage.

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